Sunny Queen 'eggcels' in ethical farming
One of Australia's largest Egg Production companies invested tens of millions of dollars into a new free range egg farm in order to cope with Australia's changing dietary ethics.
Sunny Queen spent over a decade planning the new facility in order to cope with increased demand for free range eggs over caged.
The company also opened a new meal solutions factory in Ipswich that focusses on repurposing misshapen or cracked eggs that won’t be put up for commercial sale.
Uncertainty about Australia's 'dingo fence'
Ecologists believe Australia’s 5,000 kilo meter ‘dingo fence’ is no longer the best defence for agriculture or the environment.
The belief came after researchers such as Biologist Dr David Paton, said the predator population on much of mainland Australia remained unbalanced.
A similar program conducted in the United State’s that returned wolves to the habitat created in Yellowstone National Park to reduce the numbers of deer saw astonishing environmental changes.
Police whistleblower faces trial
An alleged Queensland police whistleblower’s misconduct trial is set to get underway at a Gold Coast court in coming weeks.
Former police sergeant, Rick Flori, was accused of leaking footage in 2012 to the media, which featured police beating a handcuffed man in the basement of a Gold Coast police station.
Flori resigned from the Queensland Police Service in November after 28 years in the job, and said he had "no confidence" in the force's management.
Brisbane's last video hire closes its doors
There’s bad news for anyone looking to spend their evening on the couch with a rental video this weekend, after Brisbane’s last video hire store decided to closed its doors.
The Network Video store in Oxley will shut its doors next week, marking the beginning of a new streaming era.
The owner of Oxley’s Network Video, Brenton Snell, was still in good spirits, and even made a dig at the streaming giants, saying Australia’s poor internet service means there remains “a few years” for remaining video shops.
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Elon Musk's Tesla to bring power to South Australia in a big way
A state government has joined forces with Elon Musk to supply 50,000 homes with solar panels, in a bid to build the world’s largest virtual power plant.
South Australian Premier, Jay Weatherill, unveiled the project with Tesla, and claimed the cost of the project will be financed through the sale of electricity, generated by the panels.
Weatherill said the solar panels will generate energy for the South Australian grid, and offers participating households with significant savings on their energy bills.
Protests in Greece over Macedonia title
Massive protests have broken out in Greece over a squabble between the countries government and the government of Macedonia.
Tens of thousands of Greeks marched in protest, regarding negotiations between the two countries about the name Macedonia.
A nationalist contingent of Greeks claimed the name Macedonia was deliberately named after the Greek region of Macedonia, and the young country was corrupting history and harbouring territorial designs.
Maldives President resists impeachment
The Maldives government said it would resist all attempts made by the Supreme Court to impeach President Abdulla Yameen for disobeying orders to release jailed opposition leaders last week.
Tensions in the island nation’s capital have risen, after Yameen's government continued to ignore the court ruling overturning terrorism and corruption convictions against nine high-profile politicians.
Yameen called on the people of the nation to travel to the capital and protest against the government’s “illegal actions”.
Alcohol-related harm in the NT on the rise
A local health group in Alice Springs feared alcohol-related harm had heavily increased after a recent lack of police presence around bottle shops.
CEO of the Central Australian Aboriginal Congress, Donna Ah Chee, said the declining police presence ignored recommendations made in the Government's $300,000 alcohol review.
The Northern Territory Government said point-of-sale interventions would continue, but they would leave police in charge of decisions about how frequently officers should monitor bottle shops.
Railway services across the south-east cut in preparation for the Commonwealth Games
Queensland Rail is yet to deny reports that weekend train services in south-east Queensland will be halved to meet demand during the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games.
Weekend services across the network will be cut from half-hourly to every hour, while the Gold Coast line will run on an accelerated schedule, according to News Corp.
Queensland Rail CEO, Nick Easy, said “Queensland Rail staff will be out across the rail network from this morning, speaking with commuters and assisting them to plan their journey ahead of these changes”.